ANGLO PLATINUM – BLINKWATER (SEKURUWE)

The document details a conflict over the construction of a tailings dam on the farm Blinkwater 820 LR by Potgietersrust Platinums Ltd (PPL). It highlights failures in public participation, as the decision to use the land was authorized in 2003 under the Minerals Act 50 of 1991 before community consultations began in 2005. The case raises critical issues regarding the adequacy of compensation paid to the Sekuruwe community, the transparency of negotiations, and the legal relationship between the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA).

• The construction of the tailings dam on the farm Blinkwater 820 LR was authorized via an amendment to the Environmental Management Programme (EMP) on 6 November 2003, which allowed for a footprint of approximately 270 ha and a planned construction period of 45 years.
• Public participation was potentially inadequate because the decision to use the Blinkwater property was a 'fait accompli' by the time PPL began consulting the Sekuruwe community in 2005, as the 2003 authorization under the Minerals Act 1991 did not require the same level of consultation as the later MPRDA.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). ANGLO PLATINUM – BLINKWATER (SEKURUWE). https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Angloplatinum-Blinkwater.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. ANGLO PLATINUM – BLINKWATER (SEKURUWE). n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Angloplatinum-Blinkwater.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndanglo, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{ANGLO PLATINUM – BLINKWATER (SEKURUWE)}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Angloplatinum-Blinkwater.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }